Duncan Quarter Pound Stack?

[PFDarkside]

Has anyone custom ordered a Quarter Pound Stack? It seems like in this era of noiseless pickups along with the huge 80’s retro revival a quiet Quarter Pound would be awesome. This goes for the Strat and Tele. It also seems to me that a side by side QP Jazz Bass would be awesome, especially packaged as PJ with the QP Precision.

 

[GuitarStv]

They can do quarter pound stack?

Didn't know that, but I like the idea. The quarter pounder for strat is underrated, but very noisy.

 

[PFDarkside]

They can do quarter pound stack?

Didn't know that, but I like the idea. The quarter pounder for strat is underrated, but very noisy.

I’ve not called because I don’t have an immediate use, but it seems like it would be a cool product.

 

[jeremy]

ive had the custom shop make a qp "single coil" bass stack, like old school 1951 style. it sounded awesome and i think dusty hill from zz top used a similar thing in some basses

 

[Mincer]

There must be some reason this wouldn't work as well as it might seem to. One complaint about the QP is the additional louder hum. Seems like a stack version would solve that, but maybe it does something weird to the sound.

 

[PFDarkside]

ive had the custom shop make a qp "single coil" bass stack, like old school 1951 style. it sounded awesome and i think dusty hill from zz top used a similar thing in some basses

Based on that, the side by side noiseless QP Jazz seems absolutely feasible, doesn’t it? And if it ended up a little more powerful a la the Model J, that just means even more balance with the QP Precision?

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I think a noise gate would be cheaper than ordering off the Custom Shop, LOL. And probably would sound less different as well.

I love how the QP in my Esquire, and my noise gate has no problem handling it at all. Even for high-gain metulz.

Just throwing another option out there.

 

[jeremy]

a single coil p bass stack is different than a split p bass pup. and a split p should already be humcancelling so why do you want a stack?

 

[PFDarkside]

a single coil p bass stack is different than a split p bass pup. and a split p should already be humcancelling so why do you want a stack?

A QP PJ setup. I like the QP jazzes but i only use them both full up due to noise and I like the P as well. A noiseless PJ set seems awesome.

 

[jeremy]

ah, gotcha. again they made me a single coil p bass stack, so im sure they could do a qp jazz stack too. its a tall pup though, i was building the bass from scratch so i made sure the rout was deep enough, maybe in the bridge of jazz bass, it wont be an issue though

 

[Mincer]

I think a noise gate would be cheaper than ordering off the Custom Shop, LOL. And probably would sound less different as well.

I love how the QP in my Esquire, and my noise gate has no problem handling it at all. Even for high-gain metulz.

Just throwing another option out there.

Noise gates are a very different thing. I absolutely hate what they do to the feel- I'd rather solve any noise issue another way.

 

[jeremy]

im 100% with you on that dave. though neither of us play metal.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Well, to be fair, making a stacked QP is going to change the tone and feel as well compared to an original one.

 

[jeremy]

yes, thats true, but the one i had sounded awesome

 

[IMENATOR]

I’ve not called because I don’t have an immediate use, but it seems like it would be a cool product.

The Quarter pound sounded fantastic in the neck along with a JB in the Charvel DiMartini SnakeSkin. I would like to try a noiseless one.

 

[Mincer]

And while we are at it, I'd like a noiseless version of every single coil!

 

[Artie]

While not a stack per se, I do have a vague memory of doing a neck & middle QP, in an HSS Strat, many moons ago. The middle was RWRP. They were connected with a DPDT switch to be series or parallel, with either being hum-cancelling. Two good sounds and easy to do. I think the only reason I didn't keep it is was at a period when I was swapping Duncan's pretty often just to try them.

 

[uOpt]

Does anybody make half height QP style rod magnets?

That could be one obstacle.